May Favourites

Almost halfway through the year now that May is over and we've moved into June. It's been freezing here lately considering it wasn't even winter yet. Managed to squeeze all my blog updates into this weekend because I had the time. I only realised it was time for another monthly updates yesterday as the start of June really crept up on me. Just a short monthly favourites this month as I didn't have much going on and it's mainly just music related stuff.

Gaming
I've been really into Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp lately and there has been heaps of events recently. I didn't do the rock themed one as I didn't really want the items and I thought the cat themed fishing tourney was adorable. Found it a lot harder than the school one where I got all the items and a high score. Maybe the previous one was easier or I had more time to pay. At the moment, there's a gardening event on which has some gorgeous Gracie rewards. Managed to collect quite a lot of creatures from it this weekend as I've been able to play a fair bit. Bill finally showed up in my game which I was excited for as I love him in the 3DS game. Time to max out his friendship level!! I've been working on my campsite a bit lately and will post another play journal soon. Snapped this super adorable pic of Goldie sleeping at my campsite. It's so cute!!!!

Music
Brought some exciting new CD's from Japan this month so I'm eagerly awaiting their arrival. One is a very special single I've been on the lookout for ages and couldn't believe I finally tracked down. E-girls also announced a new single which will include EG-ENERGY. OMG you can't believe how excited I was to see that announced as I was dying for the instrumental version of that song as it's one of my top E-girls releases. Looking forward to that in a few months then and will pick up some other E-girls singles I'm missing at the same time.

You may have noticed I didn't post any of MOMOLAND's recent releases on here even though I usually get all their releases. Basically I just wasn't into their recent mini-album so I didn't buy it. I am planning to get the Japanese version of I'm So Hot later this year as I much prefer that version to the Korean one. Lately I've just been not interested in the group really and been annoyed about the lack of information about Taeha and Daisy. Like the company said they'll be back next comeback but how long away is that? They aren't even attending any fanmeets or anything, like are they still in the group or what? It really made me lose interest in following the group once they announced the girls wouldn't do I'm So Hot and honestly wasn't into this song as much as their previous releases. Seriously BAAM is still hot on my playlist and that's both the Korean and Japanese versions.

Anyway here are some songs I've really been enjoying this month. Actually been listening to some new girl groups on Spotify such as Weki Meki. I don't mind their songs and they have a certain fun and edgy feel to them.

Shopdo Update - Pink Beauty Boutique

Switching the boutique interior up to a beautiful layout of pink tones with hints of blue for this weeks Shopdo Update. I had a lot of fun with the preppy interior and it was nice to create some different outfits for a little while. But I've decided to go back to the style I use the most in the series with this weeks update. Put together this cute pink themed boutique with a beautician twist but more on that later as it's time to look at the new outfits! First is a girly outfit of course as they are my favourite and this one features the biker jacket I've been quite fond of in recent months. This look is super casual but still a bit edgy and really makes me want this jacket in real life. The second look is a baby-doll outfit I just grabbed some my scrapbook. Pretty sure I've posted it a few times before on Shopdo because it's one of my favourites. Lastly is another similar looking outfit as I've posted many varieties of this look during the course of playing the game. I'm just in love with these outers and so glad the developers put them in the game. This outfit brings a little pop of colour to the other two pink themed outfits. You can find these adorable outfits at Shopdo ID 0006271056 in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star (EUR/AUS Region).

I thought the make-up themed miniatures looked great in the space so I went with a small boutique mashup of clothing items and make-up. You occasionally see businesses like this around the city where I am, usually more in the trendy up-market suburbs. The overall look of the boutique isn't too crazy and I put this together quite quickly as I knew what exact miniatures to use once I had a theme.

One Item Challenge - Brooke Bridge

After what seems like an eternity, I finally had some time to sit down and play Styling Star. Thought I'd do another one item challenge as they are always fun and gives me a chance to experiment with clothing items I wouldn't normally use. I actually did this over the course of a few sessions so I kept forgetting what outfits I had previously made with other images. I think this helped create more unique looks as each style shines and all the outfits the look my character tends to go for in the game. This time round is a Brooke Bridge item which is the High Waist Miniskirt. A personal favourite of mine from the brand and my go to skirt for preppy outfits. 

My top looks of this one item challenge would be would be girly, glam and psychedelic. I'm in love with the psychedelic look and feel this would look really cute in real life. The baby-doll outfit almost made it into the favourites as it is well put together but I'm not 100% sold on it compared to the others I like. I think the skirt worked out perfectly for the outfits as it's pretty versatile with a variety of styles and has a neutral colour. Here are all the outfits for this challenge starting off with the skirts main style - Preppy.

Preppy

Baby-Doll

Basic

Boho-Chic

Shopdo Update

Starting off this week's Shopdo update with a stylish Chic styled outfit! I tried to give the outfit a preppy feel to it but still show off the sophistication of the Enid Chen brand. The second outfit is a preppy look of course to match the boutique interior. I've had a lot of fun the last few weeks designing preppy styled outfits as it's a style I love in real life but I'm more into the girly image in the Style Boutique series. No clue on what the new theme will be of my boutique next week, might have to take a look at the miniatures available for some inspiration. The last outfit for this week is a feminine outfit as those have been popular as of late on my Shopdo. When it comes to the feminine style, I'm always drawn towards purple toned outfits. So that was my main inspiration for this feminine preppy look. You can find all three outfits at Shopdo ID 0006271056 in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star (EUR/AUS Region).

CocoSori 愛しのマーメイド Itoshi no Mermaid - Single Review (Type A Edition)

 A while back when I posted my giant Zenmarket haul, I managed to get my hands on the Type A edition of CocoSori's Japanese single 愛しのマーメイド Itoshi no Mermaid. I did a review of the Type B edition last year which you can read here! The editions are quite similar so this review will be quite short as I've covered most of the stuff in the Type B edition review.

CocoSori 愛しのマーメイド Itoshi no Mermaid - Type A Edition

愛しのマーメイド Itoshi no Mermaid was released by duo CocoSori in August 2016. The single was released exclusively by Tower Records in Japan and was only available through their online or physical store. The single came in two editions: Type A and Type B. Type A only came with the title song 愛しのマーメイド Itoshi no Mermaid and the instrumental. Type B included 愛しのマーメイド Itoshi no Mermaid and the original Korean version of the girls Korean single Exquisite. I got Type A for my collection and it was on sale on the Tower Records online store when I brought it. Type A comes with the following content:

• CD - 2 Track album
• Jewel case
• Lyrics booklet
• Promotional Flyer

The single has a beautiful sea/beach inspired design which is gorgeous and features the girls in different outfits to the Type B edition. The back has the track listing and information about the single which is mostly about social media links.

The interior of the single is stunning with some cute photos of Coco and Sori. The CD features another gorgeous design just like the Type B edition. Honestly this one Japanese single the group released has one of the best single designs I've seen from groups. The CD actually has a image on it rather than a standard pattern and the photos are of high quality. You also get a little promotional flyer about the events the girls held in Japan. Quite an old flyer considering I brought my single in 2019 years after the single was released and the group disbanded not a while ago too.

Shopdo Update

The weekly Shopdo update is here and I have another round of school inspired looks. First off is a casual girly look which is perfect for the autumn school holidays. This outfit is perfect for the kind of weather we've been having lately where it's kinda cool but you can still get away with long pants. Next is a feminine outfit that is more suitable for teachers and features gorgeous gold and brown tones. I quite like this outfit and felt the pieces worked well together. Lastly is a preppy outfit of course and I went with another casual look with this t-shirt style dress. All three outfits can be found at Shopdo ID 0006271056 in New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star (EUR/AUS Region).

ぴこぷり Pikopuri Summer 2015 Magazine - GIRLS MODE 3

It's time to take a look at another Japanese magazine featuring information on the Girls Mode series. This is the ぴこぷり Pikopuri Summer 2015 Magazine released in June 2015 in Japan and features 124 dedicated to various video games aimed at young girls. I mainly brought this issue for the content on Girls Mode 3, Disney Magical Castle: My Happy Life and Animal Crossing. This particular issue came with the usual Animal Crossing QR Code appendix book, stickers and some special origami of some villagers. Today we'll just be looking at the Girls Mode 3 content of the magazine which covers a few pages. First off is the cover of the magazine which is bright and colourful as usual.

ぴこぷり Pikopuri Summer 2015

 The title page of the Girls Mode 3 section features the character that the magazine uses for the game and a cute photo of a character in game wearing a dress from Marzipan Sky (known as La Chou Chou in Japan). The next page features some more outfits which is the standard content you will see in the Pikopuri magazines with Girls Mode stuff. There are some cute Girls Mode themed comic manga strips included on some of the pages. They follow the adventures of the character shown on the title page and her doing things around Bougainville and interacting with characters like Sophie.

Some more outfit photos are shown on the next few pages. The Pikopuri magazines along with the Girls Mode content in the キャラぱふぇゲーム Chara Parfait magazines and special Girls Mode book are great resources for getting outfit ideas. I know I've gotten some inspiration from outfits I've seen in the magazines which were combinations I never thought of or items I've kinda ignored.